I don't own Naruto!
'' thoughts Naruto talking to Kyubi
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"What the hell? This is what the Hokage does?" Naruto was in shock
"What you think being Hokage is all about being a hero and winning large wars?"
"Er…."
"You see, being Hokage means not only to be a hero, but also a role-model to all of the young. Making treaties and peace plans so we prevent war. Making sure everyone is happy. THAT'S what being Hokage is all about."
Naruto sighed, and his ears started to itch. "Well, what else do you do besides paperwork?"
Tsunade smiled and brought her finger to her lips. "Hi-mi-tzu!" she said winking.
Naruto growled and the baby fox popped out from a drawer he had been exploring. 'I like the lady's words. She speaks much wisdom.' He said
Naruto snorted. 'Yeah right.'
To Tsunade it sounded like a series of yips. "What did he say?"
"He said you speak much wisdom. I said he was a baka."
The fox hopped on Naruto's head and bit his ear. "OW!"
'Just because I can't speak human does not mean I can't understand it.'
Tsunade laughed. "I can guess what that meant."
"Yeah, yeah."
"By the way, what's his name?" she asked
"I don't know…. He hasn't given me one."
'I told you already, I don't have a name."
"He needs a name, Naruto-kun."
"Then you give him one! I hate coming up with names."
Tsunade shook her head. "No, you took him in, you give him a name."
Naruto sighed and picked up the small fox holding him up at high level, the fox's eyes burning into his own. Holding him like that, Naruto marveled at how soft the fox's fur was. 'He's really just a little baby.' Naruto thought
/Now you're catching on./ Said a voice in his head.
/I don't believe I asked you to but in./
/No, but sometimes I can't resist./
/And I've heard that you were once the most feared demon in the world./
/Shut up, kit./
Naruto returned to reality and looked once again into the kit's eyes. For some reason, they seemed to change color with his feeling, now they were a warm orange color. Naruto grinned and wondered what name would suit the small new companion.
"Yuuki."
"Snow? Well I guess that makes sense…"
/You are so unoriginal, kit./
"You asked me to name him, now stop yelling about it."
'I like it!' said the small fox.
"He says he likes it, so there!" Naruto stuck his tongue out at Tsunade.
Tsunade put her finger in Naruto's hair and rubbed his ears. "Whatever you say."
Naruto started to pout but Tsunade stopped him.
"Ready to try something new?"
Naruto jumped up. "YES!"
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"Here we are." Tsunade pointed to a clearing behind the Hokage palace.
Naruto was clearly unimpressed.
'I don't see what's so special about it.'
'I agree.'
Tsunade raised her eyebrow.
"We're not impressed." Said Naruto simply.
"Oh? Did you know that ever since the first, all the Hokages have been coming here to meditate? Even the fourth."
"So? What's so special about that? And why should I care about the fourth?"
Tsunade gave out a short burst of laughter, sending the birds flying. "Oh, you'll figure out in due time."
"What?"
Tsunade put another finger to her lips and grinned.
/Damn, I HATE secrets./
/Heh, get used to them kit, you were born into a world of them./
Tsunade sat on the ground and pulled Naruto's tail making him sit next to her. "Come on, kid. Just relax, all shinobi need to do this sooner or later."
Naruto just sighed and cupped his hands in the same gesture as Tsunade.
"Now, let your mind go and think about something simple. A blade of grass or maybe a sound."
Naruto tried, but for all the world his thoughts did nothing but swim around in his head. He couldn't stop anything. There was an itch here, a sound there, maybe a flash of light.
/Kit, relax. That's the point of this. It helps to control power and emotion. She's trying to help./
/I know, but this is hard./
There came no reply. Then Naruto tried again, he closed his eyes and thought of a memory. A sound, at least, that's what he thought it was. It was almost like a hum. He remembered it coming from somewhere.
Whatever it was, it definitely helped. Soon the single tone sound had let him truly enter a state of peace.
After about 3 hours of this Tsunade got up. "All right, kid. Time for you to go home."
Naruto was ready to pout but Yuuki jumped on him and started to lick his ears making him giggle.
Tsunade smiled and put her hand on his head. "I'll see you again in a few days, all right?"
Naruto nodded.
"And expect Jiraya in a few days as well."
"WHAT?"
"Don't worry, he already knows what happened. Somehow."
/Hah! That old man probably knew it was going to happen./
/Well then maybe he can answer some questions, cause you sure as hell can't./
'' thoughts Naruto talking to Kyubi
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"What the hell? This is what the Hokage does?" Naruto was in shock
"What you think being Hokage is all about being a hero and winning large wars?"
"Er…."
"You see, being Hokage means not only to be a hero, but also a role-model to all of the young. Making treaties and peace plans so we prevent war. Making sure everyone is happy. THAT'S what being Hokage is all about."
Naruto sighed, and his ears started to itch. "Well, what else do you do besides paperwork?"
Tsunade smiled and brought her finger to her lips. "Hi-mi-tzu!" she said winking.
Naruto growled and the baby fox popped out from a drawer he had been exploring. 'I like the lady's words. She speaks much wisdom.' He said
Naruto snorted. 'Yeah right.'
To Tsunade it sounded like a series of yips. "What did he say?"
"He said you speak much wisdom. I said he was a baka."
The fox hopped on Naruto's head and bit his ear. "OW!"
'Just because I can't speak human does not mean I can't understand it.'
Tsunade laughed. "I can guess what that meant."
"Yeah, yeah."
"By the way, what's his name?" she asked
"I don't know…. He hasn't given me one."
'I told you already, I don't have a name."
"He needs a name, Naruto-kun."
"Then you give him one! I hate coming up with names."
Tsunade shook her head. "No, you took him in, you give him a name."
Naruto sighed and picked up the small fox holding him up at high level, the fox's eyes burning into his own. Holding him like that, Naruto marveled at how soft the fox's fur was. 'He's really just a little baby.' Naruto thought
/Now you're catching on./ Said a voice in his head.
/I don't believe I asked you to but in./
/No, but sometimes I can't resist./
/And I've heard that you were once the most feared demon in the world./
/Shut up, kit./
Naruto returned to reality and looked once again into the kit's eyes. For some reason, they seemed to change color with his feeling, now they were a warm orange color. Naruto grinned and wondered what name would suit the small new companion.
"Yuuki."
"Snow? Well I guess that makes sense…"
/You are so unoriginal, kit./
"You asked me to name him, now stop yelling about it."
'I like it!' said the small fox.
"He says he likes it, so there!" Naruto stuck his tongue out at Tsunade.
Tsunade put her finger in Naruto's hair and rubbed his ears. "Whatever you say."
Naruto started to pout but Tsunade stopped him.
"Ready to try something new?"
Naruto jumped up. "YES!"
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"Here we are." Tsunade pointed to a clearing behind the Hokage palace.
Naruto was clearly unimpressed.
'I don't see what's so special about it.'
'I agree.'
Tsunade raised her eyebrow.
"We're not impressed." Said Naruto simply.
"Oh? Did you know that ever since the first, all the Hokages have been coming here to meditate? Even the fourth."
"So? What's so special about that? And why should I care about the fourth?"
Tsunade gave out a short burst of laughter, sending the birds flying. "Oh, you'll figure out in due time."
"What?"
Tsunade put another finger to her lips and grinned.
/Damn, I HATE secrets./
/Heh, get used to them kit, you were born into a world of them./
Tsunade sat on the ground and pulled Naruto's tail making him sit next to her. "Come on, kid. Just relax, all shinobi need to do this sooner or later."
Naruto just sighed and cupped his hands in the same gesture as Tsunade.
"Now, let your mind go and think about something simple. A blade of grass or maybe a sound."
Naruto tried, but for all the world his thoughts did nothing but swim around in his head. He couldn't stop anything. There was an itch here, a sound there, maybe a flash of light.
/Kit, relax. That's the point of this. It helps to control power and emotion. She's trying to help./
/I know, but this is hard./
There came no reply. Then Naruto tried again, he closed his eyes and thought of a memory. A sound, at least, that's what he thought it was. It was almost like a hum. He remembered it coming from somewhere.
Whatever it was, it definitely helped. Soon the single tone sound had let him truly enter a state of peace.
After about 3 hours of this Tsunade got up. "All right, kid. Time for you to go home."
Naruto was ready to pout but Yuuki jumped on him and started to lick his ears making him giggle.
Tsunade smiled and put her hand on his head. "I'll see you again in a few days, all right?"
Naruto nodded.
"And expect Jiraya in a few days as well."
"WHAT?"
"Don't worry, he already knows what happened. Somehow."
/Hah! That old man probably knew it was going to happen./
/Well then maybe he can answer some questions, cause you sure as hell can't./